The Next Morning Mercy Delivers The Verdict

Bryan Stevenson’s bestseller, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, is a study of the malfeasance and inhumanity that blights America’s criminal justice system and an attempt to shed light on prison conditions, mass incarceration, racial bias and excessive punishment (Stevenson 293). After Jimmy Dill’s death, a man wrongfully sentenced to death and executed, Stevenson articulates his feelings, and finds comfort even after his perceived failure: ‘I understood that even as we are caught in a web of hurt and brokenness, we’re also in a web of healing and mercy.’ (Stevenson 294) Just as hurt and healing are a concatenation, mercy, and brokenness are linked together.

Although civil rights acts had long been adopted by the United States, in 1986 several states still retained their cultural segregation and adaptation of social norms that continued to alienate African Americans – especially in the southern states. Bryan Stevenson depicts several examples of people being wrongly accused of crimes because of circumstantial evidence, biases and discretion by those who have power. In particular, Stevenson’s Just Mercy, focuses on Walter McMillian’s case, a man whose conviction was handed to him based on false allegations gathered by the police’s bargaining tactics, dehumanizing practices, and his race, with the case being ultimately decided in the flawed U.S. adversarial justice system. The county in which the case took place sought to find its own version of the truth to satisfy the majority’s ideals.

The Ransom of Mercy Carter by Caroline B. Cooney follows the journey of eleven year old Mercy Carter a captive of the Mohawk tribe after they invade her home town of Deerfield, Massachusetts on February 28th, 1704. Mercy, her siblings, and many other people from her home town are taken captive and make the long journey to the Kahnawake Indian Village in Canada. The captives are claimed by Indians to be owned or sold into either Indian or French families. She resents the Indians who have taken her a separated her from her family, hoping ransom will come for them. However, as time passes, she becomes more accustomed to their lifestyle and finds herself completely taken by their culture. She no longer looks English except for her blonde hair,

On the train the boys were evidently taken away by the sheriff, once Ruby told a posse member (sheriff/police) of what went on. They were taken to the jail, Ruby and Victoria told the jail, they should be lynched as their chastisement.

saying to her while she was in a coma. She said that she hated him because he made a promise that made her choose between him over her family. He starts yelling at himself on the bridge as she walks off. He tries to accept everything and walks off, but then a little later she comes running to him crying and he asks her how she knew. The both of them end up going back to her place to sleep and to talk about

In the novel, Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson, it is extremely apparent that there is a link between poverty, wealth, injustice, and justice. This book incorporates a strong theme of poverty and how it relates to justice, as well as injustice. Furthermore, it very apparently works to explain and provide examples of problems within the justice system, and the urgency that these be corrected. One major problem being poverty in relation to obtaining justice. This being said, throughout my personal reading of the book, I have come to agree with Stevenson's statement, "the opposite of poverty is not wealth; the opposite of poverty is justice" (Stevenson 18).

Just Mercy: A Story of justice and redemption is written by one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time. The book talks about vindicating potential of mercy. Bryan Stevenson is a gifted attorney. He founded the Equal Justice Initiative. The initiative is opened to defend the poor, falsie accused, and those trapped in the abyss of our justice system. The whole book covers Bryan’s journey as he met different people. There are several character mention in the books. Every character in this book has their own story, and the author does brilliant job portraying them. This book talks about Stevenson’s life’s work and the racial injustice in American life. Also, the book talks about mass incarceration and extreme punishment in America. It is about how easily people are condemned in this country.

Throughout the riveting and eye-opening memoir, Just Mercy, by influential lawyer Bryan Stevenson readers are given a real insight on the predominance of racial minorities on crime sentencings. He opens up on the taboo topics of prejudice and sentencing the poor and weak simply because it’s convenient. This is re-affirmed through New York Times article by Shaila Dewan, “Court by Court, Lawyers Fight Policies that Fall Heavily on the Poor,” where she point blank states “[the justice system] is waging a guerilla campaign to reserve what they consider unconstitutional practices that penalize the poor.” In addition to both of these sources, the video “Keeping the Poor Out of Jail” by Kassie Bracken and Jessica Naudziunas, two Harvard law school students, upholds the same beliefs about inequality as they take on local justice systems and current policies targeting the poor. Although the fourteenth amendment states no state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws poverty remains to be an exception to some degree. Those living in poverty lack the same equality as the rest of the US, not being given fair chances in trials or overly punished for their lack of resources. There needs to be an improvement in our justice system so we can eliminate the injustice on the impoverished, whether it be a more involved state-provided lawyer or an adequate, unbiased, and

There are always two sides to an argument, but different people have different opinions on which side is right and wrong; as a result, we can compare a debate or argument as of a coin, due to the fact that it has two sides. When it comes to the topic of judicial system in America, most of us will readily agree that it needs to be reformed. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of who will step forward and make changes to the court system. Whereas some are convinced that no one is going to do anything about it, others maintain that the government will be the savior by making the changes. In the introduction of Just Mercy: A Story of Justice And Redemption, by Bryan Stevenson -an American lawyer, social justice activist, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, and a clinical professor at New York University School of Law- Stevenson emphasizes that people are not being treated fairly in the judicial system of America. The book was written to give readers a close up look on mass incarceration and extreme punishment given in America. Convincing the readers is not easy, except if the author uses strategic techniques such as ethos, pathos, and logos. It is even more tough if the topic is sensitive and debatable as this one. Stevenson used these three techniques in a variety of different ways to convince the readers.

Written by Eastern alum, Bryan Stevenson, Just Mercy follows the personal story of Stevenson and his journey to find mercy in unjust situations. The first two chapters focus on how this journey was commenced. Choosing to defend a man with a “bad reputation”, Stevenson seeks justice for Walter McMillian. Wrongly accused of murder, Stevenson dives deeply into the subject of minorities being blamed for crimes that were not of their doing. Using himself as an example, Bryan was wrongly interrogated by police due to neighborhood stealing as he was simply sitting in his parked car enjoying music. Moving onto the topic of prison, where the falsely accused people go, prisons are being exposed for their cruelty towards the inmates. Stevenson provides letters from current prisoners giving their own experiences in prison. Reports of abuse, solitary confinement and torture that sometimes end in death are happening

In the book Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson, Stevenson talked about the society in the 18th century had filled with racism. Black people did not have the same right with white people, and the court was injustice and racist. The purpose of the book by Bryan Stevenson was to show people the injustice and inequality towards colored people that happened in the 18th century court. Stevenson tried to make people flashback to the time that racism had dominated the society and to warn people to cherish the equality of all people regard their races today. His main ideas was people should not be judged based on their race; however, people should take care of each other and be fair to each other. Stevenson

Stevenson’s autobiography Just Mercy, his main emphasis is on mass incarceration and extreme punishment across the country. Whereas, in “A Gun to His Head as a Child. In Prison as an Adult,” written by Audra D.S. Burch, the article focuses on how childhood trauma affects the future of children. There are various similarities between both texts, which support each other’s main point. Both of the texts are centered on incarceration of young males who many cases were victims of growing up in abusive environments; whether it be abuse of drugs or domestic abuse, it led them to one place: jail.

Who knew that America thrives off of one of the seven deadly sins? No, it’s not gluttony, but pride. Selfish pride in our country and ourselves has steered our nation onto a path of corruption. It has persuaded almost every person to care more for themselves than their neighbour, not to mention a stranger. In Bryan Stevenson’s novel, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, Americans’ lack of care or concern for others is unveiled through our mistreatment of the condemned. Our selfishness has bled into our laws and beliefs, which has caused malpractice in and out of the courtroom.

Review of Bryan Stevenson, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption. New York: Spiegel and Grau. 2015. 316 pages.

In the novel Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson the truth can hurt someone for a little while but a lie hurts forever. For example, an African American man named Walter McMillian was wrongfully accused of murder in Monroeville, Alabama 1986. McMillian was held on death row prior to being convicted and sentenced to death for a crime that he never committed. Along with Mr. McMillian another African American man named Jimmy Dill was held on death row on an account of inadequate legal assistance. Mr. Dill’s conviction was very questionable, but because his lawyers were careless and effortless he was sentenced to death. Alabama is the only state in the country without a state funded program to help death row prisoners. Mr. Bryan Stevenson